Now I'm really curious what the normal baseline is for blockbuster repeat viewing. Those numbers imply the film would have cratered after the second weekend without repeat viewings, despite very strong word of mouth / audience scores. Which it might, but I have nothing to compare that to, so I don't know how extraordinary it is.
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It seems really high, but ya, we typically don't get that data.
TheDinoman
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I don't think anything will ever beat Titanic and especially Avatar. They're both now and forever the queen and king of the box office.
At the very least, TFA usurped Jurassic World as the gatekeeper, as JW surpassed The Avengers.
At the very least, TFA usurped Jurassic World as the gatekeeper, as JW surpassed The Avengers.
Butts-a-plenty
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Movie propped up by SW fanatics? Doesn't seem that surprising.
Both will go down before long. By the end of 2011, Deathly Hallows 2 was the only film besides those two over $1.2B WW. Now we have a bunch of films over that mark, and $1.5B is looking like the new $1B. Eventually megablockbusters will start to creep into the $2B range on a semi-regular basis.
Bobby Roberts
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What's surprising there is how big it seems "Star Wars fans" actually are when it comes to this film's reception. Up until this article, I'd assumed there were lots of repeat views, but they were a) only two on the regular and b) mostly newcomers or casuals. This is kinda what people assumed got Titanic as many tickets sold as it did: A whole bunch of people going back and seeing it a second/third time, with a much smaller percentage going back 5-6 times.
I mean, that might still be the case, but it seems way easier to paint the picture that existing fans are really pushing this film up the box-office charts, now. Which sorta reinforces how important it is that this film does create new Star Wars fans. Because normally, relying solely on a pre-existing fanbase to get your film tasting some of that rareified air is a bad, bad call.
edit: Although, what I just wrote sorta unfairly assumes Star Wars fans are the lion's share of repeat views, and they're simply going back because it's Star Wars, as opposed to the idea it's just a very rewatchable film, and both old and new fans would like to take advantage of that fact.
LegalEagleMike
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I saw it 3 times so not too shocked but that is still pretty nuts.
hipsterpants
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I get the impression that a ton of people watched it multiple times. Seems like everyone I know went at least twice.
It's something that I will never understand though. Watching any movie multiple times in the span of weeks is crazy to me.
It's something that I will never understand though. Watching any movie multiple times in the span of weeks is crazy to me.
I rarely do it myself, but I've done it. Saw a couple of the Potter movies twice. Would probably see this twice if I wasn't convinced it won't be too long before I have it in my digital library and the theater was closer. Some times movies are just that good for you.
I think he would have done it by now.
Bobby Roberts
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Probs waiting for the worldwide record to (not) fall.
Affeinvasion
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He's too busy (not) making Avatar 2.
Yeah, probably. Shame. He'd make really gorgeous artwork for it. Guess we all gotta accept that the only thing matters now in Hollywood is opening weekends, and the studio congrats photoshops that come with beating the record.
nope, cameron is a scumbag
Pretty sure he isn't.
I wish this kind of info was given out more.
Star Wars fans are truly the most passionate. At least this time around.
Didnt have Marvel Studios done this just recently for Jurassic World?
if him not creating a piece of art for a film magazine doesn't make him a scumbag i don't know what does
TFA is pretty much universally praised as being a good movie, which probably had a lot to do with the repeat view numbers. Giving a ravenous fanbase a great movie and watching them see it over and over doesn't seem like a bad call.
I wonder if the baseline for all these films is going to be a 230+ million opener and a 3-4x multiplier for the run, That could just be what your fanbase guarantees, at that point you might as well cater to them.
So you're discounting all of his other accomplishments because he won't put out a single congratulations? Okay.
AdventureRacing
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In large part because the movie didn't live up to the hype. My friends and I intended to go multiple times but once we saw it just didn't have enough interest to go back.
If episode 8 is good I think it will go last episode 7, in particular I think we will see growth overseas. Having said that I also think it depends how rogue one plays out. If its great and actually pulls in the international audience (especially china) that will have a positive influence on episode 8. If it turns out to be awful I think that could hurt the goodwill the franchise has recovered.
My opinion is that rogue one will help build the brand outside of America and episode 8 will pull similar if not slightly bigger numbers worldwide.
The average ticket price must be high
In France, Star Wars: TFA grosses $77.1M for 9 229 000 admissions (compared to $95.5M for 7.6M admissions in Germany)
Its between 12/15 in the big cinemas. They werent even allowed to accept voucers until the 01.01.
Search your feelings Kagari, you know you're being trolled.
I see, it's very expensive my god
Here, it's average 8-10 and you can have tickets for 3,50 the whole year if you know where to look for
It's basically front loaded with legs. But I'm pretty sure every blockbuster this big has to have big repeat viewings. Has to be common.
Jesus.
Just be happy we still have a filmmaker of his caliber still pushing boundaries and still making movies.
My Chinese girlfriend had no idea about star wars until moving to Spain. We binge watched all the movies, even the shitty prequels, and she loved them all. We saw tfa on release day and now she's a star wars fanatic more than me.
The reality is most if not all movies released in the early mid 80s and prior aren't popular in China because of the heavy heavy censorship at the time. Now it's much more lax compared to then but people can't automatically assume China is going to catch star wars fever having only been brought to the light the franchise in at most the past couple of years. The numbers in China are actually better than I expected
He's raising the bar.
QuantumZebra
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I don't think "propped up" is the proper phrasing here.
This movie definitely did not need any propping up.
What difference would it make if he were?
It wouldn't. Hence why I only wasted eight seconds of my life on that post.
BronsonLee
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If he was, it'd make Avatar a better movie!
Facepalm worthy, that post.
ViewtifulJC
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in scumbaggery, yea
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Revenant is a great movie. I really need to see behind the scenes footage on how it was made.
QuantumZebra
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My mom dated him back in the 70s - he's an egotistical douche, but not a scumbag afaik
Interfectum
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We could be seeing the birth of a new narrative from the TFA haters. It only did well in theaters because SW fanboys saw it over and over again.
True Savior
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To contextualize how crazy cinema was back in the day
This is ticket admissions in EU 15. In 1955 was 4058 million vs 932million in 2002. 4 times less with quite an increase of population. Shamefully they don't have the rest of the decade.
It took a huge dive until the 80's where it started to recover.
This is ticket admissions in EU 15. In 1955 was 4058 million vs 932million in 2002. 4 times less with quite an increase of population. Shamefully they don't have the rest of the decade.
It took a huge dive until the 80's where it started to recover.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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Indeed, the man had Vincent Chase star as Aquaman! He saved Mr.Chase's career.
FloydtheFathead
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BronsonLee
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And then Chase had to go and torpedo it because of freaking Mandy Moore!
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